Baseball Preview: Appleton North Lightning vs. Hortonville Polar Bears
Appleton North is 2-8 against Hortonville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Appleton North Lightning will head out on the road to challenge the Hortonville Polar Bears at 5:00 p.m. Appleton North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Hortonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Appleton North had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Oshkosh North. Appleton North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Levi Watts was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brandon Schopf, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hortonville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Oshkosh North on Monday.
Appleton North's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Hortonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Appleton North was able to grind out a solid win over Hortonville in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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